Today, he's the vice president of the DeLorean Mid-Atlantic Club, which boasts members from Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia and Washington, D.C.

"We like the concept of the car," Felecia said. "It was a unique, innovative car. Somebody took a big risk business-wise. He came up with some ideas - not all of them perfect.

A DeLorean is a mid-engine car. The transmission is in front of the engine, as pictured above. (DAILY RECORD/SUNDAY NEWS - PAUL KUEHNEL)

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The DeLorean - with its stainless steel exterior and mid-engine - was the brainchild of John DeLorean, an automobile executive who left General Motors in 1973 to form the DeLorean Motor Co. in Northern Ireland.

The car was manufactured as the DMC-12 in 1981 and 1982.

The DeLorean Motor Co. went bankrupt in 1982 following John DeLorean's arrest on drug trafficking charges. He was later found not guilty.

By then, it was too late.

About 100 partially assembled cars were completed by Consolidated International, also known as Big Lots. The one the Lundgrens purchased belongs to that fleet.

In total, about 9,000 DeLoreans were built, though the factory contained parts for about 30,000, according to delorean.com.

The remaining inventory now belongs to the DeLorean Motor Co. of Texas.

"We have people that will speed up and slow down alongside of us so they can see the car," Brent said.

It's a vehicle that continues to captivate imaginations. The hype is mainly fueled by the "Back to the Future" movies, where the DeLorean DMC-12 is used as a homemade time machine powered by a plutonium-based "flux capacitor."

In the movie, time travel to a selected date happens when the car reaches 88 miles per hour.

In real life, when a DeLorean reaches 88 miles per hour, "you get a speeding ticket," Brent laughed.

The film isn't a major factor in the Lundgrens love of their car.

Their love for each other, though, blossomed around its gull-wing doors and fiber glass underbody.

DeLorean had their own font according to Brent Lundgren of West Manchester Township Tuesday April 23, 2013 YORK DAILY RECORD/SUNDAY NEWS - PAUL KUEHNEL (Paul Kuehnel)

At the beginning of their relationship, Brent asked his future wife on a date to a car show.

"We had gone out a few times. I knew a few things about him," Felecia said. "I said 'yes,' because I actually enjoy cars."

In a calm, conservative, monotone voice, Brent let out a little secret.

"OK. I'll pick you up Sunday in my DeLorean."

The couple married March 20, 2005 - the day after their car-making idol John DeLorean died.

Their DeLorean, to date, has about 71,000 miles on it.

And it's had its fair share of issues, just like any car.

On a single trip to Chicago there was a broken belt and coolant hose. The gear teeth stripped and a wiper failed while it was raining.

"It's given me a few gray hairs," Felecia said.

Brent Lundgren with a "flux capacitor" he keeps in his DeLorean In the movie "Back to the Future," the device prompts time travel with the car reaches 88 miles per hour. (DAILY RECORD/SUNDAY NEWS - PAUL KUEHNEL)

But it's all in good fun.

The Lundgrens don't have any plans of selling their beloved DeLorean.

"There's a rule of 25 with DeLoreans," Brent said. "Whatever you buy it for, you're going to spend about $25,000 more to get a reliable, running, daily driver."

DeLorean duo

Twins Alex and Matt Bozievich bought their first DeLorean on a whim.

Alex, who lives in Spring Garden Township, said he was surfing the Internet one day when he spotted a 1981 model for sale on Craigslist in New Jersey.

It was meant to be.

"Some people are big into the 'Back to the Future' movies, some people aren't," Alex said. "I'm really not. I just kind of really like the car."

And their DMC-12 isn't sitting in a garage, like some classic car owners would have it.

Though the brothers, 30, own separate vehicles, they make a point of driving the DeLorean at least three times per week.

They even purchased a second.

Last July, they came across a 1983 DeLorean in Arkansas that had been sitting in a warehouse since 1989.

They are working to restore it to driveable condition, using parts from a totaled DeLorean.

And they do all of the auto work themselves, like many members of the DeLorean Mid-Atlantic Club, which they joined in 2009.

"You get a lot of people who look at you when you drive by on the street," Alex said. "Most of them, they just want to see the doors go up.

About the club

What: The DeLorean Mid- Atlantic Club is an independent club for DeLorean owners, which serves the mid-Atlantic states.

Founded: 1992

Members: Active members come from Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia and Washington, D.C.

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Felecia, left, and Brent Lundgren with their DeLorean in West Manchester Township. Brent, 59, first fell in love with the car in 1981, but didn't buy one until 20 years later. (DAILY RECORD/SUNDAY NEWS - PAUL KUEHNEL)

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